Researchers have found that intentionally slowing your breathing rate for 20 to 40 minutes a day may reduce the production of peptides related to Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published earlier this ...

For over a century, scientists believed that light, focus distance, and cognitive effort were the main forces behind changes in pupil size. But a new discovery adds breathing to that list. Researchers ...

Editor's Note: This article was originally published at ScienceNordic. Read the original. Our brains are washed by a constant flow of cerebrospinal fluid, which plays the important role of carrying ...

We all know that breathing is essential to maintaining life. It is an automated unconscious process our bodies use to pull in oxygen, which influences the amount of energy that goes into the cells in ...

lungThe respiratory system represents one of the body’s most remarkable yet often overlooked systems, automatically adjusting to our needs whether we’re sleeping, walking, or exercising intensely.

Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have identified a link between the exhalation phase during a breathing cycle and a spike in "readiness potential" ...

Box breathing, also known as square breathing, is a technique used when taking slow, deep breaths. It’s also called four-square breathing. This technique can be beneficial to anyone, especially those ...

Previous studies of the maturation of periodic breathing cycle duration (PCD) with postnatal age in infants have yielded conflicting results. PCD is reported to fall in term infants over the first 6 ...

A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows the periodic “breathing” of Earth’s upper atmosphere that has long puzzled scientists is due in part to cyclic solar wind disturbances, a finding ...

Two years ago, I published a nine-part series, "The Vagus Nerve Survival Guide to Combat Fight-or-Flight Urges." The genesis came from an "Aha!" moment when I noticed a pattern of diverse scientific ...

While still contending with the pandemic, Americans are crafting their new normal to meet their new needs: more flexibility, greater happiness and less stress. Less stress is the operative phrase here ...